"Black" or "African American"; What's In a Name?

Authors

Johnny Washington

Orginal Publication Date

1990

Journal Title

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Volume

13

Issue

ees/vol13/iss2

First Page

25

Last Page

33

Abstract

Within the United States the African American[1] community has again reverted to the problem of ethnic identity and the question, "Who are we -- 'Blacks' or 'African Americans'?" is now being debated. It will be recalled that a similar debate was carried on in the 1960s, and the history of this identity question extends to the 1920s and beyond.

Rights

Copyright, ​©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1990